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Chrome Gets Gemini Nano on Desktop to Fight Scams, Warnings for Notifications on Android

Kellen May 8, 2025 1

I'm not sure I will ever be convinced that AI is a tool I should use when planning a vacation or when in need of recommendations for an outing. I'm certainly not about to use AI to create a fake world or experience through a picture I've taken. I am an AI...

Chrome on Android Lets You Open PDFs in Chrome After All These Years

Kellen April 25, 2025 2

If you happen to be a Chrome user on a desktop computer, I'd imagine you've opened a PDF and found it doing so within Chrome, rather than an outside app. It's a super handy feature that Chrome has had for years as an easy way to avoid paying for Adobe opening...

Android Feature Drop Adds 4 New Features in Chrome, Messages, Auto, Find My for Everyone

Kellen March 4, 2025 3

In the world of Android, the weeks don't get that much bigger than this one. Not only are we getting a Google Pixel Feature Drop that adds a bunch of goodies to the Pixel line-up of devices, Google is also sharing 4 new features coming to Android that any...

Pixel, Android Team Googlers Offered ‘Voluntary Exit Program’

Tim January 30, 2025 25

If you're a US-based Googler working for a team focused on Android, Pixel, Chrome or a number of others, you probably already saw the news hit your work inbox that you're being offered a "voluntary exit program" complete with a severance package. Following...

DOJ Wants Chrome Separated From Google, Threatens Android Too

Kellen November 21, 2024 26

We are continuing to follow the ongoing battle between the Department of Justice and Google after a judge decided that Google is a monopolist in how it distributes Google Search. In October, the DOJ filed a broad outline for proposals it thought a judge should...

DOJ Considers “Splitting Off” Chrome and Android From Google

Kellen October 9, 2024 26

Google issued a statement last night after the US Department of Justice (DOJ) shared an outline of demands it is considering following a judge finding that Google is a monopolist through how they distribute Google Search. The statement from Google talks...

Google Passkeys Now Sync Across Devices

Kellen September 19, 2024 3

A little over a year ago, Google began pushing passkeys on us through Google Password Manager on Android. The big idea around passkeys is that passwords aren't necessarily safe enough, but a passkey could be and they should be the future of securely logging...

Chrome Lets You Easily Unsubscribe From Annoying Website Notifications

Kellen September 12, 2024 1

The push to get you to subscribe to notifications from websites has slowed in recent years, but that doesn't mean certain websites aren't still trying to force them onto your web experience or that you may have accidentally clicked "Allow" and need a way to...